1964 in spaceflight (October–December)

This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1964. For launches in the rest of the year, see 1964 in spaceflight (January–March), 1964 in spaceflight (April–June) and 1964 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1964 in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

October

4 October
03:45:00 		Delta C D026 Cape Canaveral LC-17A US Air Force
Explorer 21 (IMP-2/IMP-B/S-74a) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric January 1966 Partial launch failure
Apogee lower than expected, returned data until 13 October 1965.
5 October
21:50:14 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US Air Force
OPS 3333 (KH-4A 11/1011) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 26 October Successful
SRV 653 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return October Successful
SRV 654 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return October Partial spacecraft failure
Aerial recovery of second SRV failed, necessitating recovery by ship.
6 October
07:12:00 		Voskhod Baikonur Site 1/5 RVSN
Kosmos 47 (Voskhod 3KV №1) Low Earth Test flight 7 October
07:28		 Successful
6 October
17:04:21 		Thor DSV-2A Ablestar Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 US Air Force
OPS 5798 (Transit O-1/NNS 30010) US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Spacecraft failure
Dragsphere 1 US Navy Low Earth In orbit Successful
Dragsphere 2 US Navy Low Earth In orbit Successful
Transit satellite failed a few days after becoming operational.
8 October Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D Vandenberg PALC-2-4 US Air Force
OPS 4036 (KH-7 12/4012/AFP-206 SV-961) US Air Force/NRO Intended: Low Earth Optical imaging 8 October Launch failure
Failed to orbit.
10 October
03:01 		Scout X-4 Vandenberg PALC-D US Air Force
Explorer 22 (BE-B/S-66a) NASA Low Earth Geodesy
Ionospheric		 In orbit Successful
12 October
07:30:01 		Voskhod Baikonur Site 1/5
Voskhod 1 Low Earth Biological 13 October
07:47:04		 Successful
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, first manned Voskhod flight, first spacecraft to carry more than one person.
14 October
09:50 		Vostok-2 Baikonur Site 31/6
Kosmos 48 (Zenit-2 №24) Low Earth Optical imaging 20 October Partial spacecraft failure
Spacecraft's thermal regulation system malfunctioned, necessitating early return to Earth.
17 October
22:02:23 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg PALC-1-1 US Air Force
OPS 3559 (KH-4A 12/1012) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 4 November Partial spacecraft failure
SRV 651 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return October Successful
SRV 645 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return October Successful
Attitude control problems during second imagery period.
23 October
07:30 		Kosmos-1 Baikonur Site 41/15
Strela-1 №6 Low Earth Communications
Technology		 23 October Launch failure
Strela-1 №7 Low Earth Communications
Technology
Strela-1 №8 Low Earth Communications
Technology
Failed to orbit.
23 October
18:30 		Atlas LV-3A Agena-D Vandenberg PALC-2-3 US Air Force
OPS 4384 (KH-7 13/4013/AFP-206 SV-963) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 28 October Successful
OPS 5063 (SSF-A 4/EHH A4) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth SIGINT 23 February 1965 Successful
24 October
05:16 		Kosmos 63S1 Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 RVSN
Kosmos 49 (DS-MG №2) Low Earth Technology 21 August 1965 Successful
28 October
10:48 		Vostok-2 Baikonur Site 31/6
Kosmos 50 (Zenit-2 №24) Low Earth Optical imaging 5 November Spacecraft failure
Failed to deorbit, commanded to self-destruct.

November

2 November
21:30:20 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US Air Force
OPS 5434 (KH-4A 13/1013) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 28 November Partial spacecraft failure
SRV 656 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return November Successful
SRV 657 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return November Successful
Both cameras erroneously took images immediately after launch, and subsequently failed before first imagery period was complete, 65% of images returned were out of focus.
4 November
02:12:11 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-3-5 US Air Force
OPS 3062 (Ferret 7/Samos-F3 3) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth ELINT 5 November 1969 Successful
5 November
19:22:05 		Atlas LV-3A Agena-D Cape Canaveral LC-13 US Air Force
Mariner 3 NASA Heliocentric Mars flyby 5 November Launch failure
Payload fairing failed to separate, resulting in spacecraft mass being too great to reach Mars.
6 November
12:02:01 		Scout X-4 Wallops Island LA-3 NASA
Explorer 23 (S-55C) NASA Low Earth Technology
Micrometeoroid research		 29 June 1983 Successful
18 November
20:35:54 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 US Air Force
OPS 3360 (KH-4A 14/1014) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 6 December Successful
SRV 659 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return November Successful
SRV 660 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return November Successful
Carried ORBIS (KH-4A 1014) experiment.
21 November
17:09:39 		Scout X-4 Vandenberg PALC-D US Air Force
Explorer 24 (AD-B/S-56c) NASA Medium Earth Geodesy
Ionospheric		 18 October 1968 Successful
Explorer 25 (IE-B/Injun-4) NASA Medium Earth Atmospheric
Ionospheric
Particle research		 In orbit Successful
28 November
14:22:01 		Atlas LV-3A Agena-D Cape Canaveral LC-12 US Air Force
Mariner 4 NASA Heliocentric Mars flyby In orbit Successful
First spacecraft to successfully fly past Mars, closest approach 9,846 kilometres (6,118 mi) at 01:00:57 UTC on 15 July 1965.
30 November
13:12 		Molniya G15000-29 Baikonur Site 1/5
Zond 2 (Mars 3MV-4 №1) Heliocentric Mars flyby In orbit Spacecraft failure
Communications lost in April 1965, flew past Mars on 6 August 1965.

December

1 December Kosmos 63S1 Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 RVSN
DS-2 №2 Low Earth Technology 1 December Launch failure
Payload fairing failed to separate, failed to orbit.
4 December
18:57 		Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D Vandenberg PALC-2-4 US Air Force
OPS 4439 (KH-7 14/4014/AFP-206 SV-964) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 6 December Successful
9 December
23:02 		Kosmos 63S1 Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 RVSN
Kosmos 51 (DS-MT №3) Low Earth Technology 14 November 1965 Successful
10 December
16:52:33 		Titan IIIA Cape Canaveral LC-20 US Air Force
Transtage 2 US Air Force Low Earth Test flight 13 December Successful
11 December
14:25:02 		Atlas LV-3C Centaur-C AC-4 Cape Canaveral LC-36A NASA
Surveyor Mass Model 1 NASA Intended: Medium Earth
Achieved: Low Earth 		Test flight 12 December Partial launch failure
Centaur failed to restart.[1]
13 December
00:08:10 		Thor DSV-2A Ablestar Vandenberg LC-75-1-2 US Air Force
OPS 6582 (Transit O-2/NNS 30020) US Navy Low Earth Navigation In orbit Spacecraft failure
Transit 5E-5 US Navy Low Earth Radiation In orbit Successful
Transit O-2 failed a few days after becoming operational.
15 December
20:20:04 		Scout X-4 Wallops Island LA-3A CRA
San Marco 1 CRA Low Earth Technology
Air density		 11 September 1965 Successful
First Italian satellite.
19 December
21:10:16 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-3-4 US Air Force
OPS 3358 (KH-4A 15/1015) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Optical imaging 14 January 1965 Partial spacecraft failure
SRV 662 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return December Successful
SRV 663 US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return December/January Successful
Telemetry problems early in the mission led to some errors in areas photographed.
21 December
09:00:03 		Delta C Cape Canaveral LC-17A US Air Force
Explorer 26 (EPE-D) NASA Highly elliptical Magnetospheric 23 August 2021[2] Successful
21 December
19:08:56 		Thrust Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D Vandenberg LC-75-1-1 US Air Force
OPS 3762 (Quill 1/FTV 2355) US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Radar imaging 11 January 1965 Successful
SRV US Air Force/NRO Low Earth Film return Unknown Successful
Only Quill satellite to be launched, operated successfully but images found to be useless.

Suborbital launches

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat) 		Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks

October

2 October
02:35 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital XR astronomy 2 October Successful
Apogee: 144 kilometres (89 mi)
2 October
03:35:14 		UR-200 Baikonur Site 90/20 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 2 October Successful
Apogee: 681 kilometres (423 mi)
2 October LGM-25C Titan II Vandenberg LC-395C Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 2 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 October
06:00 		Athena RTV Green River Pad 2 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 4 October Launch failure
5 October Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
CNET Suborbital Test flight 5 October Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 October
20:20 		Black Brant IIB Fort Churchill CARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 6 October Successful
Apogee: 211 kilometres (131 mi)
6 October R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 6 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
7 October
18:35 		Black Brant IIB Fort Churchill CARDE
CARDE Suborbital Test flight 7 October Successful
Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
7 October
23:04 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 7 October Successful
Apogee: 172 kilometres (107 mi)
7 October
23:19 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 7 October Launch failure
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
7 October Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
CNET Suborbital Test flight 7 October Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
8 October
05:32 		Javelin Wallops Island NASA
Lockheed Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric		 8 October Successful
Apogee: 1,004 kilometres (624 mi)
8 October
10:23 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 8 October Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
8 October
10:34:00 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Magnetospheric 8 October Successful
Apogee: 141 kilometres (88 mi)
9 October
04:04:56 		Scout X-3C Wallops Island LA-3A NASA
NASA Suborbital REV Test 9 October Successful
Apogee: 132 kilometres (82 mi)
9 October R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 9 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
10 October
02:00 		R-36 Baikonur Site 67/22 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful
Apogee: 865 kilometres (537 mi)
10 October
07:00:04 		R-17 Elbrus Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 10 October Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
11 October R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
11 October R-16U Baikonur Site 41/4 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 11 October Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
12 October Rubis Hammaguira Bacchus ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 12 October Launch failure
Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
13 October
16:50:04 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS James Madison, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
14 October
09:36 		HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 14 October Successful
Apogee: 102 kilometres (63 mi)
14 October Aerobee-150A Wallops Island NOTS
NOTS Suborbital Radiation 14 October Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
16 October
12:10 		R-17 Elbrus Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful
Apogee: 254 kilometres (158 mi)
16 October Terrier-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 16 October Launch failure
16 October R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 16 October Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
17 October
10:43 		Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 17 October Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
17 October
10:45 		Nike Javelin Eglin
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 17 October Successful
Apogee: 177 kilometres (110 mi)
19 October
15:42 		Javelin Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 19 October Successful
Apogee: 840 kilometres (520 mi)
19 October
23:00 		Blue Streak Woomera LA-6A ELDO
ELDO Suborbital 19 October Successful
Apogee: 243 kilometres (151 mi)
19 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
19 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Alexander Hamilton, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 19 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
20 October
02:29 		UR-200 Baikonur Site 90/20 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 20 October Successful
Apogee: 1,129 kilometres (702 mi)
20 October Emeraude VE121 Hammaguira Brigitte CNES
CNES Suborbital Missile test 20 October Launch failure
20 October Tomahawk Tonopah Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 20 October Launch failure
21 October
19:44 		Astrobee-1500 Wallops Island LA-2A NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 21 October Successful
Apogee: 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi)
21 October
21:12 		HAD Carnarvon WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 21 October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
22 October
11:03 		HAD Carnarvon WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 22 October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
23 October
16:00 		Javelin Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Radio astronomy 23 October Successful
Apogee: 1,100 kilometres (680 mi)
24 October
17:33 		Nike-Apache Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 24 October Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
27 October
00:58 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
ASE/MIT Suborbital XR astronomy 27 October Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
27 October
10:50 		Skylark-7C Woomera LA-2 RAE/WRE
UCL Suborbital UV Astronomy
X-ray astronomy		 27 October Successful
Apogee: 146 kilometres (91 mi)
27 October
16:57 		Black Brant II Fort Churchill US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Ionospheric 27 October Successful
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
27 October
16:57 		Nike-Cajun Fort Churchill US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric		 27 October Successful
Apogee: 136 kilometres (85 mi)
27 October
20:25 		Nike-Apache Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 27 October Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
28 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Lafayette, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Lafayette, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Lafayette, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
28 October UGM-27 Polaris A2 USS Lafayette, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 28 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
29 October
01:59 		R-36 Baikonur Site 67/22 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful
Apogee: 868 kilometres (539 mi)
29 October
12:15:02 		R-17 Elbrus Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful
Apogee: 248 kilometres (154 mi)
29 October
16:28:13 		LGM-30F Minuteman II Cape Canaveral LC-32B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 29 October Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
29 October
23:18 		Centaure 1 CERES ESRO
LPA Suborbital Aeronomy 29 October Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
30 October
19:30 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital Solar 30 October Successful
Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
31 October
18:04:03 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS Casimir Pulaski, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 31 October Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
October A-350Zh Sary Shagan Site 6 PRO
PRO Suborbital Missile test October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October Nike-Apache White Sands US Army
US Army Suborbital Target October Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
October Berenice CERES ONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
October Berenice CERES ONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test October Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)

November

1 November
06:00 		Nike-Apache Fort Churchill NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 November Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
1 November
06:15 		Nike-Apache Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 1 November Successful
Apogee: 140 kilometres (87 mi)
1 November
06:18 		Nike-Apache Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 1 November Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
2 November
09:03 		Kappa-8L Kagoshima ISAS
TAO Suborbital Aeronomy 2 November Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
3 November
00:00 		LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-08 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
3 November
00:35 		LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-03 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 3 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
3 November
07:57 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
Princeton Suborbital UV Astronomy 3 November Successful
Apogee: 127 kilometres (79 mi)
3 November
10:02 		Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy
Ionospheric		 3 November Successful
Apogee: 209 kilometres (130 mi)
3 November
17:32 		Nike-Apache Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 3 November Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
3 November
17:38 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 3 November Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
4 November
08:31 		Centaure 1 CELPA CNIE
ONUSJ Suborbital Aeronomy 4 November Successful
Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi)
4 November
16:35 		Véronique Hammaguira Blandine CNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar 4 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
4 November
17:00 		LGM-25C Titan II Vandenberg LC-395D Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 4 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
4 November UGM-133A Minuteman IA Vandenberg LF-06 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 4 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
5 November
03:01 		Kappa-9M Kagoshima ISAS
ISAS Suborbital Ionospheric 5 November Successful
Apogee: 356 kilometres (221 mi)
5 November
17:00 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 122 kilometres (76 mi)
5 November
19:03 		Javelin Wallops Island NASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 867 kilometres (539 mi)
5 November
20:38 		Nike-Apache Fort Churchill NASA
BRL Suborbital Fields
Ionospheric		 5 November Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
5 November
20:39 		Javelin Fort Churchill NASA
BRL Suborbital Ionospheric 5 November Successful
Apogee: 840 kilometres (520 mi)
5 November
23:16 		Centaure 1 CELPA CNIE
ONUSJ Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 176 kilometres (109 mi)
5 November LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-09 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 5 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
5 November Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 November Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 November Centaure 1 CERES CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 November Centaure 1 Reggane CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
5 November Centaure 1 Reggane CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 5 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 November
00:02 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
6 November
00:08 		Nike-Apache Thumba NASA
ISRO Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
6 November
05:20 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 120 kilometres (75 mi)
6 November
08:31 		Centaure 1 CELPA CINE
ONUSJ Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 179 kilometres (111 mi)
6 November
10:00 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
6 November
13:45 		Black Knight 301 Woomera LA-5 RAE
UCL Suborbital REV Test
Aeronomy		 6 November Successful
Apogee: 629 kilometres (391 mi)
6 November LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-02 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 6 November Launch failure
6 November LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-07 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 6 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
6 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi)
6 November Centaure 1 Reggane CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
6 November Centaure 1 CERES CNES
CNRS Suborbital Aeronomy 6 November Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
7 November
01:38 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Test flight 7 November Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
7 November
03:21 		Athena RTV Green River Pad 1 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 7 November Successful
Apogee: 260 kilometres (160 mi)
7 November
05:13 		Nike-Apache Fort Churchill NASA
BRL Suborbital Ionospheric 7 November Successful
Apogee: 149 kilometres (93 mi)
7 November
05:14 		Javelin Fort Churchill NASA
BRL/Michigan Suborbital Ionospheric 7 November Successful
Apogee: 714 kilometres (444 mi)
7 November
10:31 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 7 November Successful
Apogee: 213 kilometres (132 mi)
8 November
08:22 		Véronique Hammaguira Blandine CNES
CNRS Suborbital Solar 8 November Launch failure
Apogee: 98 kilometres (61 mi)
9 November
12:54 		Nike-Apache Thumba NASA
ISRO Suborbital Aeronomy 9 November Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
9 November UGM-133A Minuteman IA Vandenberg LF-05 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 9 November Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
9 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 9 November Successful
Apogee: 289 kilometres (180 mi)
10 November
00:05 		Nike-Apache Thumba NASA
ISRO Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful
Apogee: 192 kilometres (119 mi)
10 November
02:05 		Kappa-8L Kagoshima ISAS
Osaka Suborbital Ionospheric 10 November Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
10 November
11:07 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 10 November Successful
Apogee: 251 kilometres (156 mi)
10 November
22:25 		Nike-Apache AO-4 LP-1 NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 November
22:28 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful
Apogee: 198 kilometres (123 mi)
10 November Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
10 November Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Aeronomy 10 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
11 November
09:59 		HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 11 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 November
22:24 		Nike-Apache USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-2 NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 11 November Successful
Apogee: 156 kilometres (97 mi)
11 November
22:27 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 11 November Successful
Apogee: 202 kilometres (126 mi)
12 November
03:05 		Kappa-8L Kagoshima ISAS
Osaka Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
12 November
10:00 		HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful
Apogee: 103 kilometres (64 mi)
12 November
10:53 		Nike-Apache USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-3 NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
12 November
10:56 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
GCA Suborbital Aeronomy 12 November Successful
Apogee: 204 kilometres (127 mi)
12 November
19:30 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 12 November Successful
Apogee: 189 kilometres (117 mi)
13 November
16:57:03 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS Casimir Pulaski, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 13 November Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
13 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 13 November Successful
Apogee: 308 kilometres (191 mi)
14 November
10:23 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital UV Astronomy 14 November Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
16 November
06:57 		Thor DSV-2J Johnston LE-1 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital ABM test 16 November Successful
Apogee: 1,148 kilometres (713 mi)
16 November
18:18 		Aerobee-150A Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 16 November Successful
Apogee: 188 kilometres (117 mi)
16 November
18:31 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital Meteorite research 16 November Successful
Apogee: 157 kilometres (98 mi)
17 November
17:49 		Nike-Apache USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-4 NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful
Apogee: 194 kilometres (121 mi)
17 November
21:10 		Nike-Cajun USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-5 NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 17 November Successful
Apogee: 160 kilometres (99 mi)
17 November Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 17 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
18 November
11:23:00 		Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 18 November Launch failure
Apogee: 143 kilometres (89 mi)
18 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 18 November Successful
Apogee: 309 kilometres (192 mi)
18 November MGM-31 Pershing I Hueco US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 18 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
18 November MGM-31 Pershing I Hueco US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 18 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 November
05:34 		Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 November Successful
Apogee: 142 kilometres (88 mi)
19 November
17:15 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NRL
NRL Suborbital Solar 19 November Successful
Apogee: 219 kilometres (136 mi)
19 November
18:34 		Nike-Apache USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-6 NASA
Michigan Suborbital Aeronomy 19 November Launch failure
Apogee: 14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
19 November
19:02 		Nike-Cajun Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 19 November Successful
Apogee: 125 kilometres (78 mi)
19 November
20:20 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 19 November Successful
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
19 November
22:02 		Nike-Apache USS Croatan, AO-4 LP-7 NASA
Urbana-Champaign Suborbital Ionospheric 19 November Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
19 November
23:43 		Nike-Apache Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Aeronomy 19 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
19 November MGM-31 Pershing I Hueco US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 19 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 November MGM-31 Pershing I Hueco US Army
US Army Suborbital Missile test 19 November Launch failure
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
19 November Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 19 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
21 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 21 November Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
22 November
16:30 		Nike-Cajun Eglin US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Ionospheric 22 November Successful
Apogee: 110 kilometres (68 mi)
23 November
17:07 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 23 November Successful
Apogee: 178 kilometres (111 mi)
24 November Nike Javelin Eglin Air Force Air Proving Ground Command (AGPC)
AGPC Suborbital Aeronomy 24 November Launch failure
Apogee: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
24 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Aeronomy 24 November Successful
Apogee: 300 kilometres (190 mi)
25 November
11:34 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NRL
NRL Suborbital XR astronomy 25 November Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
27 November
08:02 		Black Brant II Fort Churchill NRCC
NRCC Suborbital Auroral
Ionospheric
Micrometeoroid research		 27 November Successful
Apogee: 170 kilometres (110 mi)
27 November
13:31 		Nike-Iroquois Eglin US Air Force
AFCRL Suborbital Test flight 27 November Successful
Apogee: 201 kilometres (125 mi)
27 November
17:38 		Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
MPE Suborbital Aeronomy 27 November Successful
Apogee: 166 kilometres (103 mi)
28 November
11:14:26 		R-17 Elbrus Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 28 November Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
28 November Athena RTV Green River Pad 3 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 28 November Launch failure
30 November
13:11 		Nike-Apache Sonmiani NASA
SUPARCO Suborbital Aeronomy 30 November Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
30 November
17:37 		Centaure 1 Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
MPE Suborbital Aeronomy 30 November Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
30 November Honest John-Nike-Nike Barking Sands Sandia
NASA Suborbital Test flight 30 November Successful
Apogee: 168 kilometres (104 mi)
30 November Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 30 November Successful
Apogee: 293 kilometres (182 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
November Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy November Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)

December

1 December
01:20 		Nike-Apache Sonmiani NASA
SUPARCO Suborbital Aeronomy 1 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
1 December
04:20 		Nike-Cajun CELPA NASA
TUC Suborbital Ionospheric 1 December Successful
Apogee: 134 kilometres (83 mi)
1 December
06:15 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital Aeronomy 1 December Successful
Apogee: 182 kilometres (113 mi)
1 December
08:45:04 		SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576A-1 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital REV Test 1 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
1 December Nike-Tomahawk Barking Sands Sandia
Sandia Suborbital Test flight 1 December Launch failure
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
2 December
16:30:04 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS Stonewall Jackson, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 2 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
3 December
17:40 		Dragon Hammaguira Bacchus CNES
CNES Suborbital Aeronomy 3 December Successful
Apogee: 390 kilometres (240 mi)
4 December
11:09:17 		SM-65D Atlas Vandenberg LC-576A-3 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Target 4 December Successful
Apogee: 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi)
4 December
18:06 		Nike-Cajun CELPA NASA
TUC Suborbital Ionospheric 4 December Successful
Apogee: 123 kilometres (76 mi)
5 December
04:30 		Athena RTV Green River Pad 2 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital REV Test 5 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
7 December
17:56 		Nike-Apache Wallops Island NASA
New Hampshire Suborbital Magnetospheric 7 December Successful
Apogee: 145 kilometres (90 mi)
8 December
10:26 		HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 8 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
8 December
22:55 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Solar 8 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
8 December HGM-25A Titan I Vandenberg LC-395A-1 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 8 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
9 December
08:00 		LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-08 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 9 December Launch failure
9 December
20:00 		LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-02 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 9 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
10 December
10:26 		HAD Woomera LA-2 WRE
WRE Suborbital Aeronomy 10 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
11 December Aerobee-150 (Hi) Walker Cay NOTS
NOTS Suborbital Radiation 11 December Successful
Apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
15 December
00:00 		R-36 Baikonur Site 67/22 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful
Apogee: 870 kilometres (540 mi)
15 December
17:59:59 		LGM-30F Minuteman II Cape Canaveral LC-32B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
15 December R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 15 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
16 December
02:02 		Skylark 3 Woomera LA-2 RAE/WRE
RAE/WRE Suborbital Test flight 16 December Successful
Apogee: 220 kilometres (140 mi)
16 December
14:30 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
NASA Suborbital Meteorite research 16 December Successful
Apogee: 207 kilometres (129 mi)
16 December
14:57 		Nike-Apache White Sands NASA
NASA Suborbital Ionospheric 16 December Successful
Apogee: 195 kilometres (121 mi)
16 December
16:34:03 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS Stonewall Jackson, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 16 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
16 December Sparrow-Arcas San Nicolas US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Weather 16 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 December
03:05 		Skylark-7C Woomera LA-2 RAE/WRE
CULH Suborbital Solar 17 December Successful
Apogee: 167 kilometres (104 mi)
17 December
06:55 		Aerobee-150 (Hi) White Sands LC-35 NASA
Johns Hopkins Suborbital Aeronomy 17 December Successful
Apogee: 235 kilometres (146 mi)
17 December
19:54:00 		Nike-Cajun Point Mugu US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Aeronomy 17 December
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
17 December Sparrow-Arcas San Nicolas US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Weather 17 December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
18 December Rubis Hammaguira Bacchus ONERA
ONERA Suborbital Test flight 18 December Launch failure
Apogee: 60 kilometres (37 mi)
18 December LGM-30B Minuteman IB Vandenberg LF-07 Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
18 December R-14 Usovaya Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 675 kilometres (419 mi)
18 December R-16U Baikonur Site 41/3 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 18 December Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
19 December
01:06:12 		LGM-30F Minuteman II Cape Canaveral LC-31B US Air Force
US Air Force Suborbital Missile test 19 December Successful
Apogee: 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
21 December
09:44:59 		R-17 Elbrus Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 21 December Successful
Apogee: 250 kilometres (160 mi)
22 December
04:00 		Blue Scout Junior SLV-1B Vandenberg PALC-A US Air Force
EOS
WPAT 		Suborbital Technology 22 December Launch failure
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
22 December
16:30:04 		UGM-27 Polaris A3 USS Von Steuben, ETR US Navy
US Navy Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful
Apogee: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
22 December
19:15:20 		SM-65F Atlas Vandenberg LC-576E Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful
Apogee: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi)
22 December R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 22 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
23 December R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 23 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 December R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 December R-12 Dvina Kapustin Yar MVS
MVS Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful
Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
26 December R-16U Baikonur Site 41/3 RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test 26 December Successful
Apogee: 1,210 kilometres (750 mi)
December Nike-Apache White Sands US Army
US Army Suborbital Target December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
December Nike-Javelin White Sands DASA
DASA Suborbital Aeronomy December Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown A-350Zh Sary Shagan Site 6 PRO
PRO Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown A-350Zh Sary Shagan Site 6 PRO
PRO Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Unknown MR-12 Kapustin Yar AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Unknown MR-12 Kapustin Yar AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Unknown MR-12 Kapustin Yar AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Unknown MR-12 Kapustin Yar AN
AN Suborbital Aeronomy Unknown Successful
Apogee: 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Unknown RT-1 Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Unknown RT-1 Kapustin Yar RVSN
RVSN Suborbital Missile test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Unknown Berenice CERES ONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
Unknown Berenice CERES ONERA
ONERA Suborbital REV Test Unknown Successful
Apogee: 270 kilometres (170 mi)
Unknown Sidewinder-Raven White Sands ERDL
ERDL Suborbital Test flight Unknown Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)
Unknown Sidewinder-Raven White Sands ERDL
ERDL Suborbital Test flight Unknown Successful
Apogee: 113 kilometres (70 mi)

Reference

  1. ^ Kyle, Ed (28 May 2005). "ATLAS CENTAUR LV-3C DEVELOPMENT HISTORY". Space Launch Report. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (26 August 2021). "NASA's S-3C scientific satellite, the Energetic Particles Explorer D, named Explorer 26 after launch was launched on 1964 Dec 21 into an elliptical 310 x 26200 km x 20.1 deg orbit and operated for 2.4 years. Satcat number 963, it reentered 2021 Aug 23 after 56.7 years in space" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 August 2021 – via Twitter.
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